Anchor-setting tool.



No. 660,667. Patented Oct. 30, 1900. J. T. swARTz,

ANCHOR SETTING TOOL.

(Ap plication filed June 10, 1900.]

fI/I/JI/l/AII/II THE Nonms PETERS 00., PHOYO-LITNQ, wAsmnaTon, D. c.

Nrrnn' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES THOMPSON SWARTZ, OF NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES A. VAN PELT, OF SAME PLACE.

ANCHOR-SETTING TOOL.

SPEGIFTGATJION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,667, dated October 30, 1900. Application filedJune 16,1900; deriallllo. 20,577. (Nomodel-l T0 ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES THOMPSON SWARTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nebraska City, in the county of Otoe and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Anchor-SettingTool, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in means for setting fence-post anchors at a sufficient distance below the surface of the ground to remove them from the undesirable influences of surface conditions-as, for instance, protracted dry or wet periods, thaws, freezes, and the like, all of which and the changes from one to the other contribute to the dislocation of the anchor as ordinarily set and the consequent loosening of the fence.

To the accomplishment of the desired end the invention consists in providing an an,- chor-setting tool by means of which an anchor or barb having pointed ends is inserted lengthwise into an anchor-hole, at the bottom of which the anchor or barb is deflected to an angular position with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hole and is driven into the wall of the hole or cavity in the ground in a manner to dispose said anchor in a direction substantially transverse to the strain imposed upon the anchor or guy wire.

In its preferred embodiment the invention consists,further,in certain details of construotion and arrangement to be described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and defined in the appended claims.

In said drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a fence-post stayed by an anchor constructed and set in accordance with my inven tion. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the anchor being presented to the bottom of the anchor-hole by the set. Fig.3 is a similar view showing the anchor deflected and driven into the ground. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the anchor-set or setting-tool. Fig. 5 is a detail View of the anchor'with its wire attached, and .Fig. 6 is a detail view of the hole boring or digging tool.

Referring to the numerals of reference employed to designate corresponding parts in the several views, 1 indicates a fence-post strengthened by base-blocks 2 and 3, extending atright angles and bolted to the post by bolts 4.

5 indicates an anchor or anchor-barb,which is a short metal bar having its end 6 pointed or otherwise reduced to facilitate its being positioned in the groundin the manner to be hereinafterexplained. Approximately atthe middle of the-anchor, but slightly nearer one end, is secured in any suitable manner the anchor or guy wire 7, which extends above the surface of the ground and is secured at its upper end to the fence-post l by a lagscrew or other suitable device 8, arranged in a mannerto increase or diminish the tension upon the anchor-wire 7, as desired.

The anchor-wire 7 preferably passes through an opening 9; formed for itsreception in the base-block 2; but this may or may not be the case, in accordance with the desires of the builder. base-block 3; but as this is effected by an anchor constructed and arranged in the manner of the anchor 5, with the exception that the lag-screw is carried by the block 3 instead of the post 1, I have not deemed it necessary to illustrate this duplicate anchoring mechanism.

The essential feature of the invention is the setting-tool, which element is so related to the anchor that by their cooperation I am enabled to pass the anchor into the anchor hole or cavity lengthwise and to thereafter dispose the anchor transverse to or across the hole by the manipulation of the anchor-cable and the setting-tool from above the ground. As illustrated more particularly in Fig. 5, the anchor 5 is a bar of steel several inches in length, having its opposite ends pointed, as stated, and having the anchor-wire 7 secured at an intermediate point, but a little nearer 9c the lower end 6. i

I employ for the setting of the anchor and sink to a depth of four feet or more what may betermed an anchor hole or cavity 10, formed with a drilling or digging tool 11 (illustrated in Fig. 6) and preferably provided with a chisel end 12 and a handle-bar 13 at its opposite extermities. Ithen pass the upper end 6 of the anchor into the cavity 14 of the anchor-setting tool 15, which latter It is preferable also to anchor the 70 is somewhat enlarged at its lower end to accommodate the cavity 14 and is extended upwardly to form a handle 16, near the upper extremity of which is affixed an eyelet 17, designed to receive and guide the anchor-cable 7. The socket 14 is'substantially cylindrical and its inner or upper end18 is of conical form for the reception of the pointed end 6 of the anchor; but the diameter of the socket is considerably greater than the diameter of the anchor in order that the latter may be deflected at an angle with respect to the settingtool to permit said anchor to be disposed in a direction transverse to the hole 10 by an upward pull upon the Wire or cable 7, to accommodate which the socket end of the tool 15 is provided with an elongated slot 19, extending longitudinally from the lower end of the tool.

The operation of setting the anchor is as follows: The hole 10 having been sunk, the anchor isinserted in the end of the tool 15 and the anchor wire or cable 7 is passed through the slot 19 and extended along the shank of the tool and through the eyelet 17 to a point above the ground. The tool is then introduced into the hole 10 until the anchor is presented at the bottom. A slight pull upon the anchor wire or cable 7 will then deflect the anchor at an angle to the set, which latter is struck a few sharp blows upon its upper end to cause the lower extremity 6 of the anchor to pass into the wall of the cavity 10 at an angle. The setting-tool may then be withdrawn and the hole may be filled with Portland or other hydraulic cement, or, if it is desired to give the anchor a more decided transverse position, the tool instead of being entirely Withdrawn may be withdrawn just sufliciently to disengage the wire from the slot 19 in order that the tool may be turned to cause its lower edge to strike against the upper portion of the anchor, which may then be forced downwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings by a slight blow upon the tool in the manner before indicated, after which the hole is filled, as by cement or the like, as heretofore stated, for the purpose of securely retaining the anchor and for the additional purpose of protecting the wire or cable from the corrosive and other deleterious efiects of the soil. It is obvious that after the anchor is set the upper end of the cable is secured to the post and the slack is taken up by means of the lag-screw 8.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have invented a simple and ingenious an-. chor-setting tool by means of which a fence-. post anchor may be buried in the ground at a considerable distance below the surface thereof and may be positioned in order to.

present its length in a direction transverse to the strain imposed upon it by the anchor wire or cable; but while the present embodiment of my invention appears at this time to be preferable I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of construction and arrange ment herein illustrated and described, as, on the contrary, I desire to reserve the right to effect such changes, modifications, and variations as may be suggested by experience and experiment and may be comprehended within the scope of the protection prayed.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An anchor-setting tool of the character described formed at one end for engagement with an anchor, and a guide upon the exterior of the tool for guiding a wire employed for the deflection of an anchor.

2. An anchor-setting tool of the character described, having an anchor-receiving socket in one end and a guide located upon the exterior of the tool to guide an anchor-wire employed for the deflection of an anchor located within the socket of the tool.

3. An anchor-setting tool of the character described having a socket formed with a conical inner end, an open-ended slot in the wall of the socket, and an eyelet located at the upper end of the tool and in alinement with the slot.-

4. An anchor-setting tool of the character described having an anchor-receiving socket, an open-ended slot in'one wall of the socket for the passage of an anchor-wire employed for the deflection of an anchor, and means upon the exterior of the tool for guiding said wire.

5. An anchor-setting tool of the character described having an anchor-receiving socket and an open-ended slot in one wall of the socket, and means located upon the exterior of the tool above the slot to guide an anchorwire.

6. An anchor-settin g tool of the character described having an anchor-receiving socket in one end and an open-ended slot extending through one wall of the socket, and a guide device located upon the exterior of the tool adjacent to the end opposite the socket and designed for the reception of an anchor-wire employed for the deflection of an anchor 10- i cated within the socket of the tool.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

.. JAMES THOMPSON SWARTZ.

Witnesses:

JAMES C. SPEAR, FRANK MCOARTNEY. 

